The Charlie Kirk widowErika Kirk, was named Thursday as the New director and president of the Turning Point USA Board of Directors The company that her husband founded and created to disseminate conservative values among American university youth.
“The Turning Point Board of Directors unanimously chose Erika Kirk as New Executive Director and President of the Board. In previous conversations, Charlie told several executives that this was what he wanted in case of his death, “the company said in a letter released in X.
The text honored the memory of Charlie Kirk, who “worked tirelessly to ensure that Turning Point USA was built to overcome even the most difficult tests,” he added.
“As Charlie always said: ‘We have a country to save‘. We will not give up or bend to evil. We will continue. The attempt to destroy Charlie’s work will be our opportunity to make her more powerful and enduring than ever, “said the statement.
Charlie Kirk founded Turning Pionnt USA in 2012, becoming one of the most influential conservative organizations in the United States, and promoted movements among the youth of the country in favor of President Donald Trump and the Maga Movement (Make America Great Again).
The ultra -conservative activist received on September 10 a shot in the neck that caused his death, while participating in a university debate against hundreds of people at Utah Valley University, in the state of Utah, in the west of the US.
The US President has declared his intention to attend the funeral of Kirk, which will be held in Arizona, his place of residence, and is scheduled for next Sunday.
